Sundown

I took this photo this evening as I was coming down the mountain trail. I was a bit crazy to go hiking in the first place, because the dark clouds were a sure indicator of rain. I was surely in denial, or maybe just optimistic. Yes, eventually the sky rained on me, but not too much. And that actually made the hike even more fun, except that this is the one time that I didn't take my camera case with me. So I had to wrap my camera up in my shirt to keep it from getting wet. I took this photo at a spot on the trail where it is clear of the big pines and you can look out over the valley and see the city and the Great Salt Lake. As I was passing by, these tall stalks of grass waving around caught my eye and I looked back at them and saw the setting sun shining through, and out came my camera. I bumped up the exposure and shot right into the sun. This is practically SOOC (straight out of the camera) with just some minor enhancements and cropping. Love it when a shot like that happens.